‘We were quite badly affected’: Irish businesses count the cost of fuel protests and blockades
Ibec says the ‘unprecedented nature of what unfolded’ means it may take ‘days or even weeks to fully assess the damage caused’
Car-sharing service GoCar puts €2 fuel surcharge on bookings
French company says move is ‘short-term’ as it deals with increased cost of fuel arising from Iran war
Markets choppy on Middle East crisis before ceasefire announced
Euronext Dublin finished the day down 2%, dragged down by Ryanair, which suffered a hit on the back of a profit warning from EasyJet
Ikea Ireland reports more than 130% increase in operating profit last year to top €16m
Swedish retailer says there was a return to ‘more normalised levels of investment’ after funding of central distribution centre in 2024
Markets mixed amid hopes of a deal to end war in Middle East
Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday
From AI to beauty products: the Irish on Forbes 30 under 30 list
Áine Kennedy of The Smooth Company, Oatco founder Laura Murphy and biotech entrepreneur Donnacha Fitzgerald on list
Home prices rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to February
The highest median price paid for a dwelling was €681,500 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest was €198,000 in Donegal
House building hits one-year high in March despite mounting fuel costs
Building activity in the residential sector posted its second successive month of growth for the first time since the first half of 2025
Price of home-heating oil hits highest level since 1996 amid Iran war
Cost of diesel at its highest level since July 2022 while price of petrol at its highest level since August 2022, CSO data shows
Recent fuel price increases ‘not in breach of any law’, consumer watchdog finds
Benchmark wholesale kerosene prices have increased by about 150% since the start of the year
Asking-price inflation for homes drops to lowest rate in more than two years
Median transaction was sold 7% above the original asking price in March with one in six transactions settled 20% or more above asking
VHI doubles profits to €71m as it grows subscriber numbers
Insurer paid out €1.84bn in healthcare costs on behalf of members, which was up almost 6% on the year before
US-Israel war on Iran to hit Irish construction sector and infrastructure projects
The Gulf region is a ‘major producer’ of products such as fertiliser, plastics, and aluminium
Global markets fall ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran
There was not much green on the board in Dublin, but AIB was an outlier as it climbed 0.3%
Shoppers face higher grocery prices as fallout from the Middle East crisis feeds through
Mother’s Day period saw additional €2.3m in boxed chocolate sold compared with last year, Worldpanel by Numerator said